The IRS and Your Homeschool Organization - Paperback

by Carol Topp Cpa (Author)

Does your homeschool group need to pay taxes? Could they avoid paying taxes by being a 501c3 tax exempt organization? Do you know the pros and cons of 501c3 status? Do you know what 501c3 status could mean for your homeschool group? All these questions and more are answered including non profit incorporation, the application process, and how to maintain tax exempt status. Written specifically for homeschool groups. Table of Contents: Chapter One: The IRS and Homeschool Organizations Chapter Two: What Does 501(c)(3) mean? Chapter Three: Benefits and Costs of Tax Exempt Status Chapter Four: Alternatives to 501(c)(3) Status Chapter Five: What Does Your State Require? Chapter Six: 501(c)(3) Status: What Is Involved? Chapter Seven: Nonprofit Incorporation: Do You Need It? Chapter Eight: Check List for Homeschool Organizations Seeking Chapter Nine: The Application Process Chapter Ten: We're Tax Exempt Now What? Chapter Eleven: Resources Appendices Sample Mission Statements Sample Bylaws Sample Articles of Incorporation Sample Conflict of Interest Policies

Author Biography

Carol Topp, CPA (CarolToppCPA.com and HomeschoolCPA.com) is an author and accountant specializing in helping homeschool organizations and micro business owners. She is the author several books including the Micro Business for Teenagers series and Homeschool Co-ops: How to Start Them, Run Them and Not Burn Out. She runs a home-based accounting practice specializing in tax preparation, small/micro business accounting, and nonprofit accounting. Carol homeschooled her two daughters for 14 years and now helps homeschool organizations obtain tax exempt status with the IRS. Visit HomeschoolCPA.com to read a sample chapter of this book.